Coaster wagon



March 1927' H. A. TRULLINGER COASTER WAGON Filed June 25, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 wuanloz H A. Trallzl zg er attouwql March 15, 1927. I

. H. A. TRULLINGER v COASTER WAGO N woewto'a 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 II V all!!! Filed June 2 1926 Patented Mar. 1927.

' H HERBERT A. TRULL'INGZER, or cLAoKA Mes eoUn'rYfoRnGon;

COASTER wneon.

.App1ieat ion filed; June 25,

I This invention relates to, improvements in coaster wagons such as are-designed toruse. by smalL boys and. one. of the. objects: oi. the

present invention is to provide a. coasters simultaneous use. ot the.- arms. and legs so thatrthe; child using the wagon is influenced toexercise.- these members of the body, whereas in the ordinary coaster wagons, the

' -same is either propelled solely by the use ofthearms or by the. use 0thelegs.. I

A notherobject oi the invention is to, pro.- vide, ina coaster wagon constructed to. be propelled both by the arms and. the legs, means whereby the propellingmlevice which isroperated by-the-- armsis-so constructed as to constitutev likewise; means. whereby the Wagonimay be steered, v

Another object-ct. the invention-is to-provide. novel means tor transmitting; power from thefiootand armqactnated means of the wagon to the. rear. wheels thereof.

I Ihthejaccompanying drawings; "Figaro l-is-aperspect've view. of a coaster wagon constructed in accordance. with the present: inent-ion., I I

Figure2;is;a;bottom plan View thereof, the; front axle. being in. a position to steer. the wagontomne side. 'i

Figure 3: iSzZti vertical longitudinal see tionahview taken substantially onlythe line 3 -3 of Figure '1, on, an. enlarged. scale.

Figure is a: vertical sectional view-iillus'- trating the means provided? for'transmitting. power'to the axle: for the rear Wheels 01- the wagon. 1

The wagoni comprises-a platform; indicated in general by -thenumeral 1, having a-rela-v seat, the body being somewhatnarrowed, as-

legs'of the ohild 'riding'on the wagon.

'necting the clutch member 8-tor rotationin;

one direction with. the drum. 11v and permittively broad rear; portion 2' constituting p The numeral 4sindicates-a; plateor casting" which is-secured tothe underside of the 1926. seminaiiane.

seat portion. 2 of the platform, at the, rear end. thereof, and has downwardly; extending bearing members 5 in which is rotatably ournaled anaxle-fihaving. wheels 7 mounted thereon. The numeral 8'. indicates a clutch. member which. is secured in. any suitable manner,.as iat.. 9, uponthe axle .6, and is pro: vided: upon one facev withiradial heveled teeth 10. A drum, l1 isloosely mounteduponithe. said axle'so as to be freely rotatable thereon and. is preferablyprovided" with spaced peripheral flanges 12,a.strap 13 being secured; atone end to the drum andbeing wound aboutt-he periphery thereof-between the said flanges and. connected, in. a,1nanner"to be presently explained, with the. manually. operable means for propelling the wagon. The numeral 14 indicates a pin which is slidably seatedin a, socket l5provided. in that face of the drum 11 which opposes the toothed face of the clutch member 8, and. a. spring l6, whichis seated-inthe socket, behind. the saidpin, serves to normallyproject the pin intowengagement with the teeth 10,-.thus conting of reverse rotationvofthe drum without interference onthe part. of the. clutch mem ber 8,..to' rewindgthe strap 13,. the end of the pin, in thereverserotation of the said drum,

riding;- over the beveledsidesof. the teeth 10;

Such: reverse. rotation of the: drum 11 to. re-

wind the strap 13 thereon, is effected through the medium; of a: coil: ;spring= 17, WlllCllglS con nected-at'one end, as at 18, with onezofthe bearing membe-rsbrand at its other end,--; as H 1 at} '19; to. the adjacent-face of the-drum 1 1-, the. spring; being located between the said bearing member 5.

surroundingthe;axle. 6. At this pointit will and the said drum and be understood: that when apullis e-Xertedin a forward direction; upon the strap'13,-the

pin Ltwill engage the :teethfllOlof the'clutoh member; 8' and; rotary motion will be imparted to. the=ax=le.='6. llt will also beunderstood that in such rotative movement oithe. drum 11:, the. spring 17 will be Wound and. that when the strapiis-relievedr of therpull exerted thereon, the spring '17 will immediately act to. reverselyr rotate-the drumto; rewind the.

strap thereon, the pin 14 at such time riding freely over the beveled faces of the teeth of the clutch member 8. j

The manuallyoperable means for transmitting power to the axle 6 includes a lever which is rotatably mounted in an opening 21 formed radially in a segmental bearing 22 provided with trunnions 23 j ournaled,

. as at 24, upon the under side of the platform .1 near the forward end of the narrowed portion 3 thereof, the said bearing 22 being accommodated at its upper portion in a slot 25 formed in the said portion of the platform. A collar 26 is provided upon the lever 20 and prevents downward movementof the lever through the opening 21,.and below the under side of the bear-;

ing 22, the lever is provided with afor- 'wardly directed offset 27 constituting a crank which coacts-with a member'of the steeringmechanismas will presently be explained. The lower end of the lever 20 supports a foot bar 28, and the forward end of'the strap 13 is connected in any suitable manner, as for example by a clamp 29, to the lower end of the lever beneath thesaid' bar 28. A handle bar 30.is provided at the upper end of the lever and it will now beevident that by grasping the handle bar' and placing the feet. upon the foot bar 28,

' a rearward pull may be exerted upon the upper portion of the lever and a forward thrust exertedby the feet against the lower portion of thejlever so as to effect rocking of the same with its bearing 22 in a manner to exert a forward pull upon the strap 13, thus imparting rotary motion to the drum 11 to, in turn,'in1part rotary motion to the axle 6 and propel the wagon in a forward direction, the return movement of the lever being an idle movement andslack eningthe strap13' so. as to permit of its being rewound upon the said drum 11 in j the manner'previously explained. Thus, by

"a forward and backward oscillation of'the lever, substantially continuous motion is imparted to the axle 6 and the wagon is propelled.

' l Rearwardly of the swivel 34, the bolster is short slot 38 formed in the forward end of The numeral 31 indicates a bolster which is provided with. downwardly diverging bearingmembers 32 in which is rotatably mounted the front axle of the wagon, indi cated by the numeral 33, the bolster being swiveled, as at 34, to the under side of the platform l'atthe front end thereof. Wheels 35 are mounted upon the ends of the axle 33 outwardly of the bearing members 32.

provided with arearward extension 36 carrying a pivot bolt or stud 37 working in a alever 39 which is swiveled intermediate its ends, as at 40, upon the under side .of

the platform 1 in front to rear alinement with the swivel 34. Therear portion of thence rearwardly and this portion is formed with a slot 41 in which the crank portion 27 of the lever 20 works, it being evident, by reference to the drawings, that by rotating the lever 20 through the medium of the handle bar 30, the crank portion 27 thereof will be swung to the right or to the left,

ment, an operatinglever pivotally mounted in the rocking element and having a crank portion, connecting means between the crank portion of the lever and the steeringwheels, connecting meansbetween'the said lever and the propelling wheels, and a foot bar carried by the said lever to admit of the (iatter being operated both by footand han on, adrum rotatably mounted upon the said axle, a clutch member fixed upon the axle.

beside the drum and having radialbeveled teeth upon its face which opposes the drum, a spring projected pin carried by the drum and coacting with the teeth of the clutch member for connecting the parts for rotation in unison when the drum is rotated in' the lever 39 is extended downwardly and V 2. In a coaster wagon, a body, running gear lncludlng a rear axle and wheels there.

one direction, a lever mounted uponthe body, and a flexible element wound upon the drum and connectedto the said lever.

In a coaster wagon, a body, running.

gear including a rear axle and wheels thereon for rotation therewith, a swiveled bolster upon the body, a front axle mounted thereon, wheels upon the front axle, a lever mountedlupon the body for oscillation andfor rotative adjustment, means actuated through oscillation of the lever for imparting rotary motion to the rear axle, and-a lever swiveled upon the .under side of the body and operatively connected with the said bolster and having a slot therein, the first mentioned lever having a crank working in the slot of theseco'nd mentioned lever whereby to effect swiveling adjustment of a the bolster upon 'rotative adjustment of the first mentioned lever; r 4. In a coaster wagon, a body, running gear including a rear axle and wheels thereon for rotation therewith, a swiveled bolster upon the body, a front axle mounted thereon, wheels upon the front axle, a lever mounted upon the body for oscillation and for romentioned lever having a crank operatively tative adjustment, means actuated through engaging the second mentioned lever whereoscillation of the lever for imparting roby to effect swiveling adjustment of the 1001- 10- tary motion to the rear axle, and a lever ster upon rotative adjustment o'fthe first 5 swivelecl upon the under side of the'body mentioned lever.

and operatively connected with the said In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 7 bolster and having a slot therein, the'first HERBERT A. TRULLINGER. [n s.] 

